Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to be DHS secretary, replacing Kristi Noem

 

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Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to be DHS secretary, replacing Kristi Noem

The vote makes the Oklahoma Republican senator the newest member of Trump's Cabinet, leading a department facing a variety of controversies.

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